Fedora Security Update Fixes html2ps Arbitrary File Disclosure Issue


Description   A vulnerability has been identified in Fedora, which could be exploited by attackers to gain knowledge of sensitive information. This issue is caused by an input validation error in html2ps when handling SSI directives, which could allow attackers to disclose the contents of arbitrary files.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
Fedora 12Fedora 11
     
Solution   Upgrade the affected package (html2ps) : http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/
     
CVE  
     
References   https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=526513
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041867.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041883.html
     
Vulnerability Manager Detection   No
     
IPS Protection  
ASQ Engine alarm Available Since
Misc : Directory traversal - parameter starting with ../
3.2.0
Directory traversal using ..\..
3.2.0
Directory traversal
3.2.0
Directory traversal backward root folder
3.2.0
Misc : Local File Inclusion - suspicious /etc/passwd found in URL
3.5.0
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
Low 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2010-05-26 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote